Sand toy



March 13, 1934. G. WIGHTMAN SAND TOY Filed Aug. 25, 1932 mm m L Y B I Patented Mar. 13, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT @F FIC SAND TOY Lillian G. Wightman, Hammond, Ind.

Application August 25, 1932, Serial No. 630,398

7 Claims. (Cl. 46-37) This invention relates to an educational toy The reference numeral 10 indicates in a genconsisting of the combination of a plurality of eral way a book, which in the preferred form, grotesque figure casings representing characters has pages constructed of oil-cloth, linen, canvas, of a story, in combination with a book, and has or similar material. The covers of the book are for one of its principal objects the provision of preferably stiller and also constructed of any 69 means for releasably attaching the figure casings suitable flexible material. Secured to the covers to the pages of the book. of the book to facilitate handling and to hold Another important object of this invention rethe book closed as it is carried, are handles 12 sides in the provision of means whereby the figand 3- re may b t k from th b k nd distend d In the drawing illustrating the educational toy 65 by filling with sand, or the like. of this invention, the figure casing of a duck only I A still further important object of this invenis shown. It will be appar W V t a Castion is the provision of means whereby an autoings representing other birds, animals, persons matically closing aperture is used for filling the or the like may be used.

15 figure casings with sand. In the preferred embodiment of this inven- 70 Another and still further important object of tion, the book is constructed so that when the the educational toy of this invention is the probook is open the pages on the left, as at 14, carvision of means for inverting the filling funnel ry the title nd s h de ip iv r ducational to empty the casing. matter as is desirable, and the pages on the right,

Still another and further important object of as designated by 16 in Figure 1 are illustrated. 76 this invention resides in the provision of means This illustration includes a suitable background for mounting the casing, filled with sand or the and superimp e h r i a fi r in 18 like, on a skid-board for pulling or propelling which comprises a part of the illustration. This the same. figure casing is preferably constructed of doubled Other and further important objects of this cloth, oil-cloth or the like and sewed to be sand invention will be apparent from the disclosures tight. An upwardly extending pocket or sheath in the accompanying drawing and following specin the lower portion of the casing 23 provides a ification. means for mounting the casing itself on the This invention, in the preferred form, is illuserectable member 38 of the skid-board, as shown 30 trated in the drawing, and hereinafter more fully by the dotted lines in Figure 3. While this described. sheath is shown by the dotted lines in Figure 3 In the drawing: as being of triangular shape and centrally lo- Figure 1 is a top plan view of the open book cated in the bottom of the casing, it will be obof this invention and shows the position of the vious that a differently shaped member to func- 35 figure casing on the page. tlon in a similar manner may be placed in any Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional View of the location on the lower portion of the casing so head of the figure toy with parts broken away, long as the opening extends from the bottom of and shows particularly the filling and attaching the casing upwardly. means. A hook 22 as best shown in Figure 2 is secured 0 Figure 3 is a perspective view of the figure to the upper portion of the figure casing 18 and filled with sand and mounted on the skid-board. provides a means for attaching said figure casing Figure 4 is an end view of the skid-board and to the page. A horizontal slit 20 at the top of shows the method of operating the hinged memthe page 16 co-acts with the hook 22 to hold the ber for vertically positioning and supporting the casing 18 when empty, in its proper position on 45 toy figure when stufied. the page. A keeper 24 near the bottom of the Figure 5 is a side elevation of the skid-board page 16 releasably Secures h we p rti n f showing the upright raised. the figure 18 to the book.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the book and In the present illustration a scoop 26 used in' shows the method of packing the skid-board filling the casing with sand, is positioned on the 50 therein for transportation. wing of the duck by slipping said scoop under Figure 7 is a front View of the filling aperthe loop 28. However, the scoop may be placed ture. in various positions on the other figure casings. Figure 8 is a side view of the head and shows The opening 30 for filling the casing with sand the funnel inverted for emptying purposes. is in the mouth or bill of the figure. This open- 66 As shown in the drawing: ing is closed when in the normal position, and 11 is so held by a flexible wire 32 sewed in and forming the edge of the opening. (Figure 2.)

The opening operation for filling is performed by a slight pressure on the top and bottom of the bill as shown in Figure '7.

Positioned within the opening 30 and secured to the casing, as best shown in Figure 2, is a collapsible funnel shaped tube 34 which is used in both filling and emptying the casing. This tube, in collapsing, also prevents the sand from sifting through the opening 30. In removing the sand from the casing, the funnel shaped tube 34 is inverted and drawn out as is shown in the drawing in Figure 8. This is accomplished by opening the edge of the bill as shown in Figure '7 and withdrawing the tube 34 with the finger. With the mouth held open and the tube down the sand is easily removed.

A sheet metal skid-board 316, the front end of which is slightly upturned is provided and the forward edge is perforated for attaching a cord. With the cord the skid-board may be towed over the sand or beach.

I-Iingedly positioned on the skidboard and forming a part thereof is a triangular member 38 which, when desired, is held in an upright position by the braces to and i2, the ends of which fit into slots 43, as best shown in Figures 4 and 5. When not in use the member 38 andthe braces 40 and 42 may be folded to one side of the skid-board 36 and the whole placed in the pocket '44 of the book 10, as illustrated by Figure 6.

While in the preferred form the member 38 is shown as a separate piece hingedly mounted on the skid-board 36, it will be obvious that any other suitable construction may be used. Such, for instance, as a portion of the skid-board itself hingedly secured to the remainder, may be erected to form a support for the cas ng 18.

In order to use the skid-board for carrying the figures, the member 38 is raised and secured by the braces 40 and 42 as shown in Figure 4. The figure is then positioned on the upright member as shown in Figure 3 and may be towed over the sand or beach.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that herein is provided a novel sand toy which is both entertaining and striking. Moreover, there is provided an educational book wherein the characters forming a part of the illustrations in the book may be taken therefrom and used as toys.

Furthermore, on account of the collapsible funnel shaped tube and the spring closed opening which positively prevent the sand from escaping, the toy may be used indoors and on carpets or rugs without damage thereto.

I am aware that many changes may be made, and numerous details of construction varied throughout a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I, therefore, do not purpose limiting the patent granted hereon otherwise than as necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. A sand toy including a skid-board, a casing, an upwardly extending sheath on the lower portion of the casing, means for filling the casing with sand, means for mounting the filled casing on the skid-board for transportation, and means for retaining the sand therein.

2. An inflatable toy including a skid-board, a casing, an upwardly extending sheath on the lower portion of the casing, means for filling the casing with sand, means for retaining the sand therein, and means for positioning and maintaining the filled casing on the conveying skid-board.

3. An inflatable sand toy including a skidboard, a casing, an upwardly extending sheath on the lower portion of the casing, means for filling said casing with sand, said means including a scoop mounted in the casing and means for mounting the filled casing on the skidboard for transportation, said last named means including an upright member on the skidboard and a co-acting pocket in the casing, and an expansible opening in the casing.

4. A toy including a skid-board, an erectable member hingedly mounted thereon, a casing having a sheath adapted for positioning on the member for transportation purposes, means for filling said casing with sand, and means for retaining the sand therein,

5. A sand toy including a skid-board, an erectable member hingedly mounted thereon, means for maintaining said member in a vertical position, a casing, an upwardly extending sheath on the lower portion of the casing, means for filling the casing with sand, means for retaining the sand therein, and means for positioning the casing on the member for transportation.

6. A sand toy including a skid-board having a plurality of slots on its upper surface, a member hingedly mounted thereon, means for maintaining said member in a vertical position, said means comprising braces, hingedly secured to the member and engageable with. slots in the upper surface of the skid-board, a casing, means for filling the casing with sand, means for retaining the sand therein, and means for positioning the casing on the upright member for conveyance to another location.

7. A sand toy including a skid-board having a plurality of slots on its upper surface, a member hingedly mounted thereon, means for maintaining said member in a vertical position, said means comprising braces hingedly mounted on the member and adapted to engage the slots, a casing, an upward extending sheath on the lower portion of the casing, means for filling the casing with sand, means for retaining the sand therein, and means for positioning and maintaining the casing on the upright member for transportation of another location.

LILLIAN G. WIGHTMAN. 

